Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting!So. I totally spaced on sharing the feasts, saints & solemnities for July & August. I was feeling so […] Read more…
Books to Learn Your Faith for #Catholic Adults {Book Review}
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Midwest Theological Forum. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Recently, I’ve decided to drop almost all of my “extras” due to health concerns. Among other things, I’ve been struggling with nutrtitional & hormonal deficiencies and rather than doing all this extra work that wears me […] Read more…
Fix #2 – StitchFix Picks for August 2015
So this StitchFix post is not going to be nearly as awesome as last time. I should have had my jr. photographer help. It was a really bright day and every photo I took was crazy dark. Well, that and the clothes are black so they are kind of hard to see anyway. Anyway, here […] Read more…
September 2015 Saint Picture Book Club Pick Revealed — Saint Mother Teresa!
The book for the Saint Picture Book Club for September is from a legendary author illustrator of children’s biographies — Demi. I have seen her books pop up on MANY a recommended reading list, but this is the first I have purchased. I was not disappointed! The September saint is St. Mother Teresa and her feast […] Read more…
Tea Time — a Variation on Circle Time for a Classical/Charlotte Mason Homeschool
So over the summer, we have been having a semi-regular tea time, usually mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon. After a hard day of play outside, they usually need a snack so we gather together with a snack and I read-aloud from various books for 10-15 minutes. Tea Time Reading We read from a large stack that contains […] Read more…
Memoria Press in a Box – First Impressions + First Day of School Photos
So. This year, I decided to go with a box curriculum for both girls which is something I’ve never done. I mean I’ve ordered one before, but never DONE it. This year, I plan to buy it and DO it. I decided to buy everything except math, because we really like CTC (and I have […] Read more…
Feast of St. Helen / Saint Helena – August 18
This month, I was super excited to be able to team up with the fabulous folks at SaintMail again for the August Saint. Did you sign up with them yet? If you haven’t, check out my review of SaintMail and the cool packet we received to go with St. Helen! Book About St. Helen […] Read more…
StitchFix – August 2015 Unboxing Video
I just got my second fix and I still haven’t had a total keeper box but there were two awesome items. Come check out the whole unboxing video where I requested fall transition items. Do you fix? Share your tip for getting the best fix! Read more…
Second Grade Curriculum with a Classical & Charlotte Mason Feel
I’m calling this year advanced second. Lil’ Bit essentially did K a year early and though she is at a third grade level in many subjects, she is at/below grade level in a few due to me just not getting there. Because of my not-so-great health right now, we are going to spend time concentrating on the […] Read more…
Classical & Charlotte Mason “Curriculum” for K4
So we are starting our new school year soon and while we did some fun unit study & review items last month, we are going to ease into the school year slowly so we don’t waste what little nice weather we get! Miss Lady will turn 5 in October. She probably have qualified for Young Fives […] Read more…